Smyrna times., 1887-03-23
Oounty and State Items.

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cality was caught at Delaware City last
Thursday-Saint Patrick's Day.
The NJ. Z. Church ofNew Castle was
filled to OvertiOwing on the occasion of
Rev. 4. +. Terry's farewell sermon.
Two new cOasting schooners are being
built at Milton; one for Ex-Governor
Ponder and the other for State Senator
Dorman.
Messrs. L. c. and f. A. GOOden, two
Young men, left Dover last week for
Kansas City. They expect to settle in
Missouri.
On Wednesday evening at the resi-
dence of the groom, in Dover, Mrs. Jen-
ME ClarksOn was united in marriage to
E. B. Kerbin, Rev. l.. B. Gibson Off
ciating.
John Hudson Benz Hazel and J. r.
Jerman, of Smyrna, and G. w. Ingram,
:, of MiddletOwn, visited Harpers Ferry
last week in view of some land specula-
tions to be made there in short time.
The following Delawareans were
graduated last week from the Philadel-
phia College of Pharmacy: Frederick
X Brown, Robert J. Burton, Geo. 4 4.
Ennis, Robert w. Fisher, Anna Lord,
Willard E. Smith.
Wm.T. Smithers, ESQ, who slipped and
fell on Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
two week ago and broke his ankle aud
has since been under treatment at the
Girard House, was removed to his home
in Dover on Thursday. He is improV-
ing slowly.
The Lewes wreckers are at work try
ing to save the cargo of sugar on the
schooner Grace Bradley, which is ashore
near the iron pier at Delaware Break
water. 1t is thought that 200 tons Of
the cargo may be saved if the weather
keeps favorable.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is
having fifty new cars built in Whining
ton and twenty old ones repaiuted, and
the total amount of their contracts will
aggregate between$350, ,OO0and S4OO 600
The Harlan& HOllingswOrth COmpany's
car shops are engaged almost exclusive
ly on work for the company.
Georgetown is affected with a local
gang of thieves. Two robberies and
two attempts at robbery have been com
mitted there within ten days. They
are suspected, too, of ofhaving set fire to
Jacobs's store about two weeks ago.
On last Wednesday night they emptied
Maurice Potter's smOkehOuse of its ba-
con,
Little Delaware is proud and justly so.
The other day, the Legislature author
lied the issue of State bonds to the
amount of $2500O0, and New York
capitalist grabbed them so quick that it
almost took their breath away. When
it is considered that they bear only 8 per
cent interest. it is almost enough to
make our Maryland treasury officials
wonder.-Cecu Democrat.
The passage of the High License
Bill which has been introduced in the
Legislature will cause considerable
alarm among the liquor men and will
not be approved by, nor will it satisfy
the radical temperance men. What
should be done, is, to enact a law which
would cause a large number of our
liquor saloons which display the signs
ola Druggist. BredklUdter Light.
PROSPECT FOR THE ELECTRIC LIGHT
William T. Johnson, Of Smyrna, for
merly a resident of this town, has been
canvassing Milford this week with the
view OfintrOducing the electric light
Mr.. Johnson secured 600 lights on only
partial canvass Ofthe etOwn-sufficient
to justify putting in an electric plant
He proposes to put in the Edison In
candescent Light, and hopes to secure
several hundred more lights before loca
ting the plant.-MilfOrd NelU8.
THE NEW CASTLE STRIKE.-Tht
strike at the Delaware Iron Works il
New Castle continues. Last night n,
settlement had been made and both
parties seemed as determined as ever
There are nearly 600 men out, and OnlJ
very few at work. The mill ran will
small force on Saturday. The strik
was ordered because two Knights o
Labor who were absent without leav
for about two weeks were refused worl
when they returned.
Ex-SherifT Robinson sold last week i
front of the County Building, the lam
of Moses Rash as follows: Mol, farm q
70 acres, at PearsOn's Corner, to S. Nc
Caulley, for So 300 No. 2, Cox land
80 acres. adjoining No. 1, to WIN Fisher
for 81 ,795: No. 8" PenrOse " lands, il
terest of one heir to S. McCaully, fo
$50. and the same tract of l80 acres, {
S. McCaulley, for $4,000. Sheriff Nc
Daniel sold at the same time the farm {
n. T. Underwood, in Kenton Hundred
171t acres, to Geo. G. Capelle, fC
$1,000.
Up to date Mr. Ware has introduce
over 20 bills in the House, and Mr. NJ
Whorter some 35 in the Senate. Th
mere statement of this fact ObviOusl
carries with it one sufficient reason wh
this city of So 900 people should no lOl
ger be limited to one member in eaC
body. No one man can do justice to
much work. Here are over 100 mea
ures claiming the attention of each
Wilmington epresentatives-Mr Wa
in the House and Mr.. McWhOrter
the Senate-and there are more to com
EUery EUeing.
DEATH OF THE WIFE OF Ex-GOvE
NOR JOHN w. HALL. Mrs. Carolil
Hall, wife Ofex- Governor John W. Ha
died Sunday afternoon of pleuropne
mOnia after an illness Of four days 81
was buried on Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock in Barrett's Chapel CemeteI
Mrs. Hall was married on November
1912 and had four children, three
whom are still iiving-Samuel Ware
living in Dover: John W., Jr, vesS
owner, living in Frederica; Sar
Henrietta, wife of Charles G. Lester,
prominent lawyer of Philadelph
Mrs. Hall was the only child of Samu
and Sarah (Sipple) Warren Of Ke
county, Delaware.
William Beck's mince meat manufi
turer Of Delaware City, has been swi
died out Of 81 1913 by William G. HiC
man, a Boston swindler, pretending
be engaged in establishing q sugar.
mandatory. But Hickman is a sh
per Ofthe first water, aud has succeed
in cheating his creditors in New 70
Boston and other places, and is now
moved to Canada, where he resides
splender with his fashionable wife
the $4,000 which he has taken fr
his victims. Mr. Beck wasin Wilmil
ton on Thursday and had with him